Blackadder II poster

Blackadder II

(1986)

Overview

In the Tudor court of Elizabeth I, Lord Edmund Blackadder strives to win Her Majesty's favour while attempting to avoid a grisly fate should he offend her.

Cast

Rowan Atkinson as Edmund Blackadder
Rowan Atkinson

as Edmund Blackadder

Tony Robinson as Baldrick
Tony Robinson

as Baldrick

Tim McInnerny as Lord Percy
Tim McInnerny

as Lord Percy

Miranda Richardson as Queen Elizabeth I
Miranda Richardson

as Queen Elizabeth I

Stephen Fry as Lord Melchett
Stephen Fry

as Lord Melchett

Tony Aitken as Minstrel
Tony Aitken

as Minstrel

Patsy Byrne as Nursie
Patsy Byrne

as Nursie

Episodes

Bells poster

Bells 6.9

January 9, 1986

Blackadder feels a funny attraction for his manservant and decides to marry when he discovers he is a she.

Head poster

Head 7.4

January 16, 1986

After the Queen appoints Blackadder Lord High Executioner, he finds himself in trouble when the Queen pardons someone h…

Potato poster

Potato 7.3

January 23, 1986

After Sir Walter Raleigh takes the Queen's fancy by bringing her a potato, Blackadder decides to become an explorer wit…

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Money 6.5

February 5, 1986

The Queen hampers Blackadder's efforts to raise cash to pay off a debt to a sadistic bishop.

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Beer 7.1

February 13, 1986

Blackadder's rich and Puritanical aunt and uncle pay him a visit to discuss his inheritance the same night he has a bee…

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Chains 7.6

February 20, 1986

Blackadder and Lord Melchett are kidnapped by a German spy right after the Queen decides she will pay no more ransom to…